PRINTER'S NO. 244
No. 218 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, CAWLEY, BELARDI, JAROLIN, STABACK,
CAPPABIANCA, McCALL, SCHULER, RYBAK, WOZNIAK, LEVDANSKY,
JOHNSON, ARGALL, SEMMEL, CORRIGAN, BELFANTI, REBER, MORRIS,
PRESTON, ALLEN, CIVERA, DALEY, TRELLO, VEON, SERAFINI,
SCRIMENTI AND LLOYD, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
2 act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
3 storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
4 and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
5 municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
6 authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
7 the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
8 requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
9 waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
10 facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
11 waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
12 granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
13 Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
14 Environmental Resources to adopt rules, regulations,
15 standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
16 duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
17 prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," providing
18 for the licensure of persons transporting sewage sludge; and
19 requiring prior approval of disposal sites.
20 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
21 hereby enacts as follows:
22 Section 1. Section 501 of the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380,
23 No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by
24 adding a subsection to read:
25 Section 501. Permits and licenses required; transition scheme;
1 reporting requirements.
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3 (b.1) It shall be unlawful for any person to transport
4 sewage sludge for treatment or disposal unless the person has
5 first obtained a license from the department to conduct such
6 transportation activities. A condition for licensure shall be
7 that the person submit evidence satisfactory to the department
8 that he has a site, approved by the department, for disposal of
9 the sludge. The site so designated shall be the sole site for
10 disposal of the sludge unless the person gives prior notice to
11 and receives the approval of the department to dispose of the
12 sewage sludge at another site, for which a permit for disposal
13 or application of sewage sludge has been issued.
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15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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